Theater This Week
Now Playing in Indiana:
April 14th, 4:00 pm, DuneArts Season Kick-Off Party, Heron Bistro, 522 Franklin Street, Michigan City. Free appetizers, cash bar. RSVP contact@dunearts.org
April 17th, Well Suited Theater, Comedy/Improv, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 Chicago Street, Valparaiso. FYI https://chicagostreet.ludus.com/index.php
April 18th, 6:00 pm (Bar opens), 7:00 pm (Curtain), Dunes Arts Foundation Alumni Variety Show. Dunes Summer Theatre, 288 Shady Oaks Drive, Michiana, IN. $20. FYI 219-879-7509 or https://dunesarts.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200515605
Through April 19th, Footlight Players present The Legend of Georgia McBride, Footlight Theater, 1705 Franklin Street, Michigan City. $17. FYI www.footlightplayers.org.
Through April 19th, Hammond Community Theatre presents The Nerd, Beatniks on Conkey, 420 Conkey Street, Hammond. $20. FYI (219) 852-0848 or https://www.beatniksonconkey.com
Through April 19th, Miller Community Theatre presents Little Shop of Horrors, Marshall J. Gardner Art Center, 540 S. Lake Street, (Miller Beach) Gary. $25. FYI https://www.millercommunitytheatre.com/
Through April 19th, Artemesia, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
April 17th through 26th, A Salute to the Carol Burnett Show, M & M Productions, Center Stage Studio Theatre, 227 Center Street, Hobart. $15. Seniors/Students $13. FYI (219) 777- 0698 or
https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/m-and-m-productions/69c81af58e1b6a3168df42d2
Through May 10th, Come from Away, One America Financial Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT), 140 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN. FYI www.irtlive.com
Now Playing in Illinois:
April 13th, 6:30 pm, Lookingglass Prism hosted by Lookinggglass Artistic Director Kasey Foster, features Chicago’s 2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins, Composer Tomás Gueglio, Collaboraction CEO & Queen of House Music Darlene Jackson and special special performances by Dalia Chin, Constance Volk, and members of the Lookingglass Ensemble. Lookingglass bar/café space at 163 E Pearson Street (at Michigan Avenue), Chicago. Pay-what-you-can. FYI https://purchase.lookingglasstheatre.org/ChooseSeats/56001?_ga=2.2623865.85840455.1773946461-407406184.1773946461&dm_i=6OE0,JCJX,3JUQYE,3BX2T,1,0,0,0
April 17th & 18th, (2 performances only), safronia, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
April 18th, 7:00 pm, Oak Park Festival Theatre's Spring Reading Series, A Queer Dionysia: Hippolytus & Hylas, Cheney Mansion Living Room, 220 North Euclid Avenue, Oak Park. 21 & older. $45. FYI https://oakparkfestival.com/events/?mc_cid=ba66abf405&mc_eid=df68248792
Through April 18th, About Face Theatre presents Modern Gentleman, Schwartz Stage, Raven Theatre, 6157 N Clark St., Chicago. Pay-what-you-can $5-$45. FYI www.aboutfacetheatre.com.
Through April 19th, Cabaret, The Drama Group, 330 W. 202nd, Chicago Heights. Adults $25, Senior/Military $23, Student $19 (plus fees). FYI (708( 755-3444 or https://dg.booktix.com,
Through April 19th, a fundraiser benefitting PrideArts, Love Letters Reimagined, Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago. $25. FYI www.pridearts.org.
Through April 19th, Chicago Premiere, A Third Way, Open Space Arts, 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago. $30. FYI www.openspacearts.org.
Through April 19th, Theo Ubique presents The Drowsy Chaperone, The Fred Anzevino Theatre, 721 Howard Street, Evanston. $33-$66. FYI (773) 939-4101 or www.theo-u.com
Through April 19th, Her Story Theatre presents a World Premiere, Kurt McGinnis Brown’s THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY, Upstairs Main Stage, Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. $35-$40. FYI (773) 697-3830 or 773-697-3830
April 15th through 25th, Silk Road Cultural Center & Stage Center Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University presents A Workshop Production of Yussef El Guindi's Full-On Cleopatra. Stage Center Theatre, Building F, Northeastern Illinois University, 3701 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago. $12. FYI https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/u-pass/6605
Through April 25th, Idle Muse Theatre Company presents The Three Musketeers, The Edge Off-Broadway Theater, 1133 W Catalpa Ave., Chicago. $20-$30. FYI (773) 340-9438 or IdleMuse.org
Through April 26th, from New Zealand, Indian Ink Theatre's Mrs. Krishnan's Party, Carl & Marilynn Thoma Upstairs Studio, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
Through April 26th, August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
Through April 26th, Hamilton! Broadway in Chicago's CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe Street, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
Through April 26th, Ain't Misbehavin' The FATS WALLER Musical Show, Stackner Cabaret, Associated Bank Theater Center, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
Through April 26th, The Jackie Wilson Story, Black Ensemble Theatre, 4450 N. Clark Street, Chicago. FYI (773) 769-4451 or www.blackensemble.org
Through April 26th, Brightside Theatre presents Private Lives, The Theater at Meiley-Swallow Hall on the campus of North Central College in Naperville. $32-$37. FYI 630-447-TIXS (8497) or www.BrightSidetheatre.com
April 17th through May 1st, PrideArts presents Queery New Works Festival Winner (Title & author to be named June 20th). Hoover-Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago. $35. FYI 773-661-0770 or www.pridearts.org.
Through May 2nd, The Ally, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. $18-$44. FYI (773) 975-8150 or theaterwit.org
Through May 3rd, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Jentes Family Courtyard Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
Through May 3rd, The Artistic Home presents The Sugar Wife, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. FYI www.theatrewit.org
Through May 10th, The Angel Next Door, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.northlight.org
Through May 10th, World Premiere, Out Here, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
Through May 10th, Poor Behavior, Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview. FYI OilLampTheater.org.
Through May 10th, Teatro Vista presents BOTH, Steppenwolf’s 1700 Theater, 1700 N. Halsted St., Chicago. $47. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org.
April 15th through May 17th, Ruthless! The Musical, Citadel Theatre, West Campus building of the Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. $48. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
April 13th through May 24th, Wild Door Theater presents the Midwest Premiere of Maybe Tomorrow, Athenaeum Center, for Thought and Culture, 2936 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $25-$39. FYI WildDoorTheater.com.
April 16th through May 24th, 'night Mother, Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago. $10-$60. FYI RedtwistTheatre.org
April 18th through May 24th, Fault, The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
April 17th through May 30th, Shattered Globe Theatre presents the World Premiere of Eelpout!, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago.$20-$60. FYI (773) 975-8150 or SGTheatre.org
Through May 31st, Million Dollar Quartet, Paramount’s new Stolp Island Theatre, 5 E. Downer Place, Suite G,, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Through May 31st, Heartbreak Hotel, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
Through May 31st, Father of the Bride, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Through May 31st, World Premiere, Windfall, Ensemble Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
**** Through June 7th, Goodnight Moon, Chicago Children's Theatre, 100 S. Racine Street, Chicago. All ages. FYi (312) 374-8835 or chicagochildrenstheatre.org.
Through June 14th, Chicago/Midwest Premiere, Job, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
Through July 12th, Goodman Theatre presents Theater of the Mind, by David Byrne & Mala Gaonkar, Reid Murdoch Building, 333 N. LaSalle, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheaterOfTheMindChicago.com.
Through August 31st, Dennis Watkins in partnership with the Goodman Theatre & Petterino's presents The Magic Parlor with Dennis Watkins, 50 W. Randolph (Petterino’s transformed lower-level area), Chicago. $85 ($115 for performance + encore experience). FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.
Through August 31st, 5:00 pm Sundays, The Magic Parlor with Dennis Watkins presents 3-Card Monte, 50 W. Randolph (Petterino’s transformed lower-level area), Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.
Open Run, e.t.c. 49th Revue: The Chaos Theory of Everything, e.t.c. Theater, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $19. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, The Best of Second City: 65 Years of Funny, UP Comedy Club, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $39. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Second City Presents - Thank You, Goodnight, Donny's Skybox Theater, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $20. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Fridays & Saturdays, 10:30 pm, Sundays, 7 pm, The Infinite Wrench, The Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago. $20 or pay-what-you-can. FYI neofuturists.org
Now Playing in Michigan:
Now Playing in Wisconsin:
April 14th through May 10th, Mrs. Christie, Checota Powerhouse Theater, Associated Bank Theater Center, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
Through May 17th, Frida...A Self Portrait, Herro-Franke Studio Theater, Associated Bank Theater Center, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
**** Through May 17th, First Stage presents Disney's Frozen, Todd Wehr Theater, Marcus Performing Arts Center, 929 Water Street, Milwaukee, WI. Ages 8-18. FYI (414) 267-2961 or firststage.org
Now Playing Elsewhere:
April 15th through May 10th, Pride and Prejudice, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
April 18th through May 10th, 44: The Musical, Shakespeare Theatre Company's Klein Theatre, 450 7th Street, Washington, D.C. FYI https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/44-the-musical/
Now Playing Internationally:
Now Playing in London:
Link to London guide: https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/your-guide-to-london-theatre-shows
**** Family Friendly and/or Children's Theatre
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